AGOURA HILLS,
Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI - News) today announced that
critically-acclaimed S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl has shipped exclusively
for Windows PC. Offering a unique combination of First-Person Shooter (FPS) and
Survival-Horror action, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl gives gamers
unprecedented freedom to explore the devastated exclusion zone that surrounds
the Chernobyl power plant following a second apocalyptic explosion.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is now available at retail outlets
nationwide for the suggested price of $39.99.

About S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl

In 1986, the world's most horrific nuclear disaster took place in Chernobyl.
After subsequent unexplained explosions in 2006, a military exclusion zone is
set up preventing access to the area. Stories of huge anomalous energy
disturbances and sightings of strange creatures within the Zone are widespread.
Players assume the role of a S.T.A.L.K.E.R., a mercenary paid by scientists and
other undisclosed groups, who is trying to regain his memory. Players will
experience a unique "Survival-Shooter" game that combines action, stealth,
survival and Role-Playing Game (RPG) elements to create an incomparable
experience in the Zone. Developed by GSC Game World, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of
Chernobyl delivers an immersive storyline that seamlessly blends with a living,
breathing, non-linear open-world environment featuring accurately modelled
real-word buildings and locations from around the devastated Chernobyl power
plant.